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Concerns are mounting as Ethiopia and Eritrea inch closer to war. With Ethiopia now having taken control of the border town of Zalambessa, the fear is that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will send his troops into Eritrea. In Perspective, we spoke to Martin Plaut, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London.
Al Jazeera correspondent shares his experience of covering the fighting between government forces and Tigray rebels.
At least two people, including Washington Post journalist, injured as settlers armed with clubs and guns attack.
The Chinese ambassador to the Philippines says Beijing could “easily win” should it use force in the region but instead chooses peace, remarks that have drawn sharp criticism from Manila and calls for diplomatic restraint. The war of words came as tension over the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea rises, with Beijing repeatedly driving away Philippine aircraft over the shoal in recent months, most recently about two weeks ago, while accusing Manila of violating Chinese...
Russia has accused Ukraine of going against US peace efforts, after an overnight Ukrainian drone strike.
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen released footage said to show operations in the Taiz governorate. Fighting between the Houthis and forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognised government, backed by Saudi-Arabia, has escalated dramatically in recent weeks after the Houthis managed to seize a number of strategically important areas, according to reports.
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, injured 22 and damaged homes and power plants, leaving over 600,000 without electricity.
A year into the ceasefire, nearly two-thirds of Gaza is in Israeli hands and Netanyahu vows control of the West Bank.
France's embassy in Saudi Arabia told its citizens to avoid the airports in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam on Tuesday as fighting escalates between a Saudi-led coalition and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who have been attacking Saudi airports and oil facilities since last week.
Russia hammered Ukrainian cities and transport links overnight into Tuesday, killing at least four people in the city of Kharkiv, while appearing to spare energy facilities for the first time since US President Donald Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" at the weekend. It was not clear whether Moscow had deliberately avoided targeting power plants.
Former White House Middle East Coordinator Brett McGurk tells Bloomberg This Weekend that the deadly attack on Riyadh's international airport underscores the growing threat from Iran-backed Houthi militants, while hardline leadership in Tehran complicates efforts to negotiate an end to the broader regional conflict. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, McGurk discusses his new book, Brink, which recounts negotiations to free the October 7 hostages, and warns that the Trump administration's Russian diesel agreement could undermine efforts to end the war in Ukraine. (Source: Bloomberg)
Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday accused each other of starting a "war of agresson" days after the two countries severed diplomatic ties. Ethiopian officals estimate that up to 8,000 Eritrean soldiers are present in Tigray supporting rebels who last month launched attacks against federal forces.
The story’s as underreported as it is consequential for the entire planet: Three Turkish-owned cargo ships out of Ukraine hit in EU waters by suspected Russian drones. One, the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan sinking Tuesday off Bulgaria. Ten Egyptian and Syrian crew missing. For its part, Ukraine’s been hitting Russian tankers in the Black Sea... this with no sign of a return to a UN-brokered deal to allow oil, grain and fertilizer ships to pass.
A guide to the Central African Republic in 2026: who runs it, the fragile peace, Wagner and the UN, hunger, the CFA franc and the US deportation deal. The post Central African Republic Explained, a Fragile Peace in 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Israeli soldiers removed the monument to students and alumni killed by Israel and replaced it with a fig sapling.
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Israeli former hostage Shoshan Haran said "we were naive" about Hamas before the October 7, 2023 attack on her kibbutz. Held in Gaza for 50 days, she recalled refusing to "show weakness" to her captors. She also called the accusations of genocide against Israel "a lie" and shared her late husband's last words.
The umbrella organisation criticises Union Minister Kiren Rijiju for viewing the prolonged violence solely as a communal conflict
Orthodox Ethiopians celebrated Meskel over the weekend, one of the holiest days on their calendar. But this year, the festivities were overshadowed by an armed rebellion aimed at overthrowing the Ethiopian government. While the main celebration took place in the capital Addis Ababa, heavy fighting ravished several regions across the country, including an attack reported only 45 km away from the capital.
Ethiopia's military and allied militiamen captured a strategic town in the conflict-hit region of Tigray, a pro-government militia said on Monday, turning the tables after an opposition offensive launched from the region last week. The fighting in Tigray and the neighbouring regions of Amhara and Afar marks the collapse of a fragile, four-year-old peace deal that ended one of Africa's deadliest recent conflicts and raises the prospect of a broader war. FRANCE 24's Tom Canetti reports from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.